Constitution of the Student Government Association of the
University of Wisconsin-Superior
AMENDED (4/14/08)
We the students of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, acting under our authority in
Chapter 36 of the Wisconsin Statutes hereby adopts this Constitution of the Students.
The authority for student government rests in Chapter 36 of the Wisconsin Statutes and in
the customary role the students have played at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Chapter 36.09 (5) states the primary and consultative responsibilities of the students.
Chapter 36.09 (5) STUDENTS. The students of each institution or campus subject to the
responsibilities and power of the board, the president, the chancellor and the faculty shall
be active participants in the immediate governance and policy development for such
institutions. As such, students shall have primary responsibility for the formulation and
review of policies concerning student life, services and interests. Students in consultation
with the chancellor subject to the final confirmation of the board shall have the
responsibility for the disposition of those student fees, which constitute substantial
support for campus student activities. The students of each institution or campus shall
have the right to organize themselves in a manner they determine and to select their
representation to participate in institutional governance.
The principle of shared governance (the active participation or all interested and affected
parties in the decision making process), as understood by the students of the University of
Wisconsin-Superior is predicated upon two major concepts, (1) primary responsibility,
and (2) consultative responsibility.
Primary responsibility means the formal power to initiate action, carry out reviews and
make recommendations, which result in legislation and can be overruled only in rare
instances for compelling reasons, which must be stated in detail.
Primary responsibility does not exclude the interests of the other party. Either party may
initiate a request for action of the other whether it has primary responsibility or not.
Consultative means a formal procedure or practice that provides a means to present a
judgment in the form or vote in to affect the decision being made.
The consultative process has six elements:
1. Consultation should occur early in the decision-making process.
2. The procedures for consultation should be uniform and fair to all parties.
3. There must be adequate time to formulate a response to a request for consultation.
4. Information relevant to the decision should be freely available.
5. The advice rendered must be adequately considered and feedback given.
6. The decision, when made, should be communicated to the consulting group.
This constitution recognizes the right of the Faculty to be active participants in
institutional governance pursuant to section 39.06 (4m) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Academic Staff participation in student governance shall mean the right to participate on
the appropriate standing Councils of the Student Senate and to address the Student Senate
when recognized by its chair.
Article I.
Section 1
All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested the University Student
Senate of the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Section 2
Be it established that the USS shall be enacted to serve as the legislative body of
the University of Wisconsin-Superior Student Government. The USS membership
shall be comprised of a representative from each departmental combination, atlarge students, graduate students, and part-time students. The term of office shall
commence May 1 and terminate April 30 of each academic year.
A. Membership
a. The students within the combination of the Departments of
Accounting, Finance, and Economics; Business Administration;
Elementary Education shall elect two (2) senators.
b. The students within the combination of the Departments of Biology;
Chemistry; Math and Computer Science; and Human Performance and
Health Promotion shall elect two (2) senators.
c. The students within the combination of the Departments of
Communicating Arts, Music, Visual Arts, English, and World
Languages, Literatures, and Culture shall elect two (2) senators.
d. The students within the combination of the Departments of Politics,
Law and Justice; Social Inquiry; and Human Behavior and Diversity
shall elect two (2) senators.
e. The student body shall elect four (4) at-large senators
f. The graduate students shall elect one (1) senator.
g. Secondary Education students will claim their major area of study for
the department they will vote under.
B. Eligibility
a. To be eligible to serve as a senator, a person must be a registered
student, and have a cumulative grade point average no lower than a
2.0. A student with no academic history at UW-Superior shall be
presumed to have a 2.0.
b. To be eligible to represent a combination of departments, a person
must have declared an undergraduate major within the combination of
departments.
c. To be eligible to serve as a Senator of Graduate Studies, a person must
be enrolled in the graduate studies department.
C. Vacancies
a. A senator who represents a combination of departments and changes
majors to one that falls under a different combination of departments
shall be ineligible to continue as a senator, and the seat will
automatically be declared vacant.
b. Any senator who withdraws from the University shall have his/her seat
automatically declared vacant.
c. Any senator who wishes to resign from his/her seat shall inform the
President of the student government, a member of the executive
cabinet, or to the Speaker of the USS. His/her seat shall be declared
vacant upon a vote of the USS.
d. Any vacancies created within the legislative branch shall be filled with
an appointment by the president and confirmation of the senate. If at
any time, one quarter of the seats on senate become vacant, a student
vote shall be required to confirm appointments in which they are
eligible to vote.
D. Powers and Duties of the USS Senators
The powers and duties of the USS shall be
a. To originate legislation and make recommendations to the USS and
the President as provided in Section 3;
b. To establish its own bylaws and rules of procedure;
c. To establish special and standing committees as necessary;
d. To elect a Speaker of the USS from among its membership.
e. To submit a report, written or verbal, to the USS no less than once a
month.
E. Powers and Duties of the USS Speaker
The USS Speaker shall
a. Perform and carry out the powers and duties of a USS Senator;
b. Attend at least one meeting per semester of each of the standing USS
committees;
c. Submit a report to USS no less than every other regularly scheduled
Senate meeting;
d. Chair Student Senate meetings in the absence of the President and
Vice-President, but not lose voting power while holding the chair;
e. In the absence of a President or Vice President of the student
government, ascend to the position of president.
f. Control the order of new and old business items on the agenda;
g. Control the length of debate on the new and old business;
h. Perform the role of parliamentarian during USS Senate meetings in
situations where the speaker is not the chair.
Section 3. All orders, resolutions, legislation, or action of any kind on behalf of the
students of the University of Wisconsin-Superior shall require approval of the Senate.
A. Powers and Duties of the USS
The powers and duties of the USS are
a. To create and establish rights, privileges, and protection for all
University of Wisconsin-Superior students;
b. To review all constitutional amendments;
c. To initiate and review all actions on behalf of the students of the
University of Wisconsin-Superior;
d. And to recall any official of the University of Wisconsin-Superior
student government.
Section 4. Recall of Officers of the University of Wisconsin-Superior Student
Government and Student Government Satellites
A. Impeachment
a. The USS shall have sole authority to impeach any officer of the
Executive Branch. The officer shall be judged for impeachment by the
USS, and punitive action shall be brought forth if deemed necessary.
B. Recall of Officers or Members of the Student Government
a. All recalls of officers or members of the student government shall be
reviewed by the Internal/External Committee. The recommendation of
the Internal/External Committee shall be approved by two-thirds (2/3)
majority vote of the USS.
b. All recalls of officers or members in satellite organizations (ex:
SUFAC, I/E, Academic Affairs, etc.) of the University of WisconsinSuperior Student Government shall first be impeached by the
satellite’s members; then the impeachment shall be ratified by a twothirds (2/3) majority of the USS.
c. Any students seeking a recall of an officer shall provide a letter of
explanation clearly defining the violation of duties and/or violation of
requirements defined in the constitution to the Executive Director of
the Student Government Association. A petition for the recall must be
signed by twenty-five percent (25%) of the current student population;
signatures must be gathered within thirty days of submitting the letter,
with no signatures to be obtained prior to the date of submission of the
letter.
Section 5. The USS shall approve all action, recommendation, legislation, and budget
proposals by University Student Government Committees before they are submitted to
the President for a signature of approval.
Section 6. Presidential veto shall be overturned by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the USS.
Section 7. The USS shall hold at least one meeting during each month of the academic
year, with the first meeting held in May of the current academic year. The meetings will
be chaired by the Vice President except in the case of the first and last meeting of the
year and executive session meetings, which will be chaired by the President. Special
meetings may be called by the Chair, or scheduled by the Senate, special sessions require
a written request of four (4) senators in the USS. Quorum for the USS shall be defined in
their respective by-laws. Robert’s Rules of Order, most recently revised, shall govern the
conduct of business of all meetings, unless otherwise stipulated by the Constitution,
Bylaws, or Rules of Procedure. Meetings are subject to Open Meeting Law. Anyone may
address the legislature when recognized by the chair.
Section 8. No legislation or resolution shall be considered by USS unless it was
first received in electronic form by the Director of Communications and Public
Relations and President. An exception can be made with a motion during the
approval of the agenda by a majority vote of Senate, but any legislation or
resolutions granted an exception must be received by the Director of
Communications and Public Relations and President within thirty-six (36) hours
of the conclusion of the meeting where it was passed by the person who
sponsored the legislation or resolution. If the legislation or resolution is not
received within thirty-six (36) hours it is null and void.
Article II.
Section 1. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the University Student
Government. Be it established, that the executive branch of the University of WisconsinSuperior Student Government shall be comprised of the President, Vice President, and
the executive cabinet, consisting of the Executive Director, SUFAC Director, Vice
SUFAC Director, Legislative Affairs Director, Vice Legislative Affairs Director,
Diversity Director, Vice Diversity Director, Shared Governance Director,
Communications and Public Relations Director and Vice-Communications and Public
Relations Director. The Speaker of the Senate shall be an ex officio member of the
executive cabinet.
Section 2. The President and Vice President represent the students of the University of
Wisconsin-Superior and therefore appoint students to the positions Executive Director,
SUFAC Director, Legislative Affairs Director, Diversity Director, Shared Governance
Director and Communications and Public Relations Director. If the President wishes,
he/she may appoint persons to the positions of Vice-Legislative Affairs Director, ViceDiversity Director Vice SUFAC Director, and Vice-Communications and Public
Relations Director. A two-thirds (2/3) majority of the USS must approve all
appointments to the Executive Cabinet. The term of office for the President and VicePresident shall be one (1) year, beginning May 1 and ending April 30.
The term of office for all Executive Cabinet Members shall commence upon their
confirmation by the Student Senate and end either on the last day of the spring semester
or upon the confirmation of their successor, whichever comes first.
If the President is unable to secure a permanent director, he/she may appoint an interim
director with majority approval of the senate; the President shall not be allowed to
appoint a person as interim director who has been previously been denied by USS for that
directorship position.
A. Representation
a. The student body shall elect the President and Vice President
B. Eligibility
a. To be eligible to serve as President or Vice-President, a person must
be a registered student of the University of Wisconsin- Superior and
have a cumulative grade point average no lower than 2.5.
C. Vacancies
a. A vacancy in the presidency by termination of student status,
resignation, or any other reason shall automatically be filled by the
ascension of the Vice President
b. A vacancy in the vice-presidency shall be filled by the President
appointing any elected student representative of the USS to that
position
c. In the case of the vacancy of the vice presidency, the president may
choose to appoint a member of his cabinet, or an elected senator to the
position of the vice president. Any executive accepting the nomination
must resign from their position to be eligible for the appointment made
by the president, and the nomination must pass in the USS by a twothirds (2/3) majority vote.
D. Powers and Duties of the President
a. The president shall be the official representative of the student body in
all matters affecting its life, services, and interests;
b. The president shall be the presiding officer of the President’s Cabinet;
c. The president shall exercise general supervision over the functioning
of the President’s Cabinet of the University of Wisconsin-Superior
Student Government;
d. The president shall appoint individuals to oversee the executive
departments and committees that he or she establishes with the consent
of the University Student Senate
e. The president shall be the ex-officio member of all University of
Wisconsin-Superior Student Government committees and satellites;
f. The president shall have the power to require reports of any nature
from any student government agency or member. A student
government member is anyone granted power or by Student
Government Association;
g. The president shall enforce this constitution and all legislation
established by the University of Wisconsin-Superior Student
Government;
h. The president has veto power over all legislation passed by the
University of Wisconsin-Superior Student Government, which can be
overturned by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the University Student Senate.
Notice of any veto shall be included on the agenda of the next USS;
i. The president has line item veto power of and only of entire paragraphs
in a piece of legislation;
j. The president has line item veto power on and only on entire numbers
in budget proposals;
k. The president shall hold a minimum of three (3) scheduled office
hours per week;
l. The president shall have the power to chair the USS meetings, or may
temporarily relinquish the chair to a member of student government
that he/she so chooses.
m. The president shall have the power to call and chair special sessions of
the USS;
n. The president shall have the power to issue executive orders to the
executive cabinet about policy; the president must inform the USS
within twenty (20) days.
o. Legislation and resolutions passed by the USS shall be signed or vetoed
no later than nine (9) school days after their passing in Senate. Those
items not addressed automatically pass.
p. The President has two options to fill empty senate seats. A.) to direct
the I/E Director to conduct a special election as outlined in the rules of
procedure. B.) to appoint student(s) to the open seat(s), with a 2/3
majority of Senate. If one quarter or more of senate seats are open at
the same time, there shall either be a special election or the seats may
be filled by appointment; these appointments must first be approved by
Senate and then approved by the student body in a confirmation vote.
The choice between the options is left to the discretion of the
President.
q. The President shall give two formal reports to the University Student
Senate. A report shall be given at the first regular Senate meeting of
the fall semester in which the President shall state her or his goals for
the academic. Another report shall be given at a regular meeting of the
Student Senate that occurs after the beginning of the spring semester
and before the beginning of spring break in which the President
announces the progress made on her or his agenda.
E. Powers and Duties of the Vice President
a. The vice-president shall assume the office of the president in the event
of a vacancy or absence;
b. The vice-president shall be the chair of the Academic Affairs Council
and ex-officio member of its subordinate committees;
c. The vice-president shall be an ex-officio member of all University of
Wisconsin-Superior Student Government committees and satellites;
d. The vice president shall be the presiding officer of the Rothwell
Student Center Board;
e. The vice-president shall be charged with collaborating with the
Student Government Advisor(s) to provide training to the members of
the Student Government Association. This training must occur no later
than the first month of the constitutional term
f. The vice-president shall hold a minimum of three (3) office hours per
week.
F. Powers and Duties of the Segregated University Fee Allocations committee
(SUFAC) Director
a. The SUFAC director shall keep a complete and accurate record of all
receipts, disbursements, and other financial transaction made with
student fees;
b. The SUFAC director shall be the presiding officer of the SUFAC
Council and ex-officio member of its subordinate committees;
c. The SUFAC director’s records must be maintained in accordance with
generally accepted accounting practices;
d. The SUFAC director shall release funds only after resolutions or
legislation has passed through the USS and the President, has granted
such release of funds;
e. The SUFAC director must hold a minimum of three (3) office hours
per week
G. Powers and Duties of the Executive Director
a. The executive director shall be the presiding officer of the
Internal/External Council and ex-officio member of its subordinate
committees;
b. The executive director shall be in charge of the fulfillment of all
constitutional requirements as they affect the office hours of the
President’s Cabinet, and members of the USS and the security of the
University of Wisconsin-Superior Student Government hardware,
software, information, and property;
c. The Executive Director shall issue written interpretations of the USS
Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of Procedure that offer reasoning for
the interpretation. These interpretations shall be subject to the review
and revision of the Student Senate and the Internal/External Affairs
Council at the written request of any member of either body.
d. The executive director shall hold a minimum of three (3) office hours
per week.
H. Powers and Duties of the Legislative Affairs Director
a. The legislative director shall be the presiding officer of the Legislative
Affairs Committee;
b. The legislative director shall be responsible for keeping the President’s
Cabinet and the USS informed of all State of Wisconsin legislation,
federal legislation, and court decisions that affect the students of the
University of Wisconsin System (Superior);
c. The legislative director shall be responsible for presenting a detailed
report to the appropriate entities of student government of the effect
such aforementioned decisions shall have, positive and negative, on
the University of Wisconsin-Superior Student Government;
d. The legislative director shall hold a minimum of three (3) office hours
per week.
I. Powers and Duties of the Diversity Director
a. The diversity director shall be the presiding officer of the Diversity
Committee and an ex-officio member of its subordinate committees;
b. The director and council shall help the Multicultural Affairs Center to
provide solutions to diversity problems on campus;
c. The director and council will educate people on campus about
multicultural affairs issues;
d. The director and council will keep relations up with the Multicultural
Affairs Center and other organizations by making monthly visits;
e. The diversity director shall hold a minimum of three (3) office hours
per week.
J. Powers and Duties of the Shared Governance Director
a. The director shall ensure the participation in institutional governance
set by Wisconsin State Statute 36.09(5) by monitoring all committees
within the institution that require student participation on all decisionmaking; establishing student roles on newly formed decision making
structures; filling all student seats on the University faculty-student
committees with final approval of the University Student Senate
President; filling seats on search-and-screen committees; responsible
for acting upon any violations of Wisconsin State Statute 36.09(5) (ie.
NCAA conflicts, committee appointments, lawsuits regarding student
fees or free speech on campus); monitoring and acting upon policies
set by the Board of Regents and ensuring student input into all
decisions regarding students.
b. The shared governance director shall hold a minimum of three (3)
office hours per week.
c. The shared governance director shall be the presiding officer of the
Residence Hall Policy Board.
d. The shared governance director shall have the power to call a special
council on shared governance. This council will stand for a defined
period of time and follow a clearly stated agenda. It will consist of five
senators selected by the president. This council will be chaired by the
shared governance director The President of the Student Senate will
serve as ex officio to the council. This council will be accountable to
the Student Senate. All of its actions shall be communicated to the
senate.
K. Powers and Duties for the Director of Communications and Public
Relations
a. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall inform the
student body of the intentions and existence of SGA and Student
Senate.
b. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall publicize
and attract students to join or participate in SGA and Student Senate
events including elections, meetings, and other such events.
c. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall oversee all
Public Relations matters pertaining to SGA and Student Senate, in
regards to the University or other outside media sources.
d. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall keep in
constant contact and work with the Executive Cabinet, Speaker of the
Senate, and all Senators to promote events at UW-Superior, current
legislation, projects, and other events pertaining to UWS.
e. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall submit
press releases to all relevant media sources.
f. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall record and
distribute minutes of the President’s Cabinet and the USS;
g. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall maintain
all non-financial records of the President’s Cabinet and the USS;
h. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall give
individual written notice of all regular meetings of the President’s
Cabinet and the USS to each of their respective members;
i. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall ensure an
updated webpage representing student government is accessible and
consistently updated as necessary;
j. The Director of Communications and Public Relations shall hold a
minimum of three (3) office hours per week.
Section 4. The president’s cabinet shall act on behalf of the University Student
Government in cases of extraordinary emergency; any action(s) taken by the
president’s cabinet in lieu of the University Student Government shall be placed
on the next USS agenda for potential ratification or reversal and potential punitive
action unless the action taken is unalterable. The president’s cabinet shall define
“extraordinary emergencies” with the approval of the USS.
Section 5. The line of succession of the presidency falls to the vice president,
after which the Speaker of the Senate assumes the responsibility. In the absence of
the Speaker, the order of succession falls to the SUFAC Director followed by the
Shared Governance Director, Senators in order of seniority, the Internal/External
Director, the Legislative Affairs Director, and then Diversity Director. At the
level of the SUFAC director and below, the incoming president must be
confirmed by a vote of the University Student Senate.
Article III.
Section 1. Amendments to this constitution must be proposed in written form to the USS
by five (5) students or by the Internal/External Council and shall be ratified by a fourfifths (4/5) majority vote of the University Student Senate.
Section 2. Any amendment to this Constitution shall change the language of that section
or article which is being amended. However, the amendment will not change the
constitution until action, or no action by the President has taken place. Once action by
the President has taken place, the Executive Director shall add the words " 'AMENDED
(DATE)' " under the main heading of the Constitution. This must be uploaded to the
website, and distributed to the SGA no later than forty-eight (48) hours after action by the
President.
Article IV.
Section 1. There shall be five (5) councils managed by the Student Government.
Standing committees under the councils will be defined in the By-laws of the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches.
A. The Academic Affairs Council
B. The Internal/External Council
C. The Segregated University Fees Allocation Council (SUFAC)
D. The Legislative Affairs Council
E. The Diversity Council
Article V.
Section 1. In order to replace this Constitution, a decision to replace must come from a
unanimous vote of the University Student Senate, and upon passing it must be signed off
by the President. This will trigger a referendum that will require a three-fourths majority
(3/4) vote by the students of the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Article VI.
Section 1. Amendments to the By-Laws shall be made by a 2/3 vote of the Student
Senate as a whole, (minimum of 8 members must be present for the vote.)
Section 2. Amendments to the By-Laws must be introduced at a regular meeting and will
be voted on at the next regular meeting.
Article VII.
Section 1. Ratification of this Constitution shall occur by a referendum vote of the
student body.
Section 2. The President acting with a majority vote of his/her cabinet or 2/3 of Senate
shall have the power to suspend any portion of the SGA Constitution dealing with the
term of office. The President, after having received a written statement from a majority
of Senate to re-instate the Constitution shall at once restore the Constitution. The
Constitution may also be restored by a majority vote of the Presidential Cabinet. The
suspension of the Constitution must last no longer than 14 calendar days.
BY-LAWS OF THE STUDENT SENATE
ARTICLE I: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SENATORS
1. Attend all Student Senate meetings, unless excused by the President, Vice President or
Executive Director 24 hours in advance.
2. Attend at least one United Council of UW Students General Assembly per semester, if
possible.
3. Serve on one of the five Student Senate Standing Councils.
4. Serve on at least one committee outside the Student Senate.
5. Maintain two scheduled and one floating office hour per week.
6. Communicate with constituents and constituencies.
ARTICLE II: THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL
1. The name of this Student Senate Standing Council shall be the Academic Affairs
Council.
2. Members
a. The chair shall be the Vice President of the Student Senate.
b. Five Student Senate Members shall serve on this Council, one of who must be a
Senator At-Large.
c. The President of the Student Senate shall serve as an ex-officio member of this
council.
d. The Chair of the Faculty senate shall be invited to appoint two voting members
to this council.
e. The Chair of the Academic Staff Council shall be invited to appoint two voting
members to this council.
f. The Director of Student Life and Services shall serve as an ex-officio member.
3. Purposes
a. This Council shall be accountable to the Student Senate, as representative of the
students who have primary responsibility for student life, service and
concerns. All of its actions shall be communicated to the Senate and the
Senate has authority over this council.
b. The purposes of the Council shall be to review, develop, and recommend policy
and guidelines regarding student life, services, and concerns as determined by
the President or directed by the Student Senate.
4. Meetings
a. Regular meetings of this Council shall be held twice monthly during the
academic year and as needed during summer session.
b. Special meetings can be called by the Chair or the Student Senate.
c. Quorum shall consist of a majority of the voting members.
5. Standing committees
a. As a tool of institutional governance this council shall have the following
standing committees.
1. Foreign Student Service Committee
2. Rothwell Student Center Board
3. Student Financial Aid Review Board
4. University Health services Committee
5. Omnibus hearing and Appeals Committee
ARTICLE III: THE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
1. The name of this Student Senate standing council shall be the Internal/External Affairs
Council.
2. Members
a. The chair shall be the Executive Director of the Student Senate
b. Five Student Senate Members shall serve on this Council.
c. Two students-at-large shall serve on this Council which will be appointed by
the president and confirmed by a majority vote of senate.
d. The President of the Student Senate shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting
member of this Council.
3. Purposes
a. This Council shall be accountable to the Student Senate. All of its actions shall
be communicated to the senate.
b. The purposes of this Council shall be monitoring the functions of the Student
Senate, operating elections, hearing parking and housing appeals, hearing
impeachments, maintaining communication with the University Community,
and regulating student organizations.
4. Meetings
a. Regular meetings of this Council shall be held at least monthly during the
academic year and as needed during summer session.
b. Special meetings can be called by the Chair or the Student Senate.
c. Quorum shall consist of a majority of the voting members.
5. May appoint Ad hoc committees when needed.
ARTICLE IV: SEGREGATED UNIVERSITY FEES ALLOCATION COUNCIL
1. The name of this Student Senate standing Council shall be the Segregated University
Fees Allocation Council (SUFAC).
2. Members
a. The chair shall be the SUFAC Director.
b. Five Student Senators shall serve on this Council.
c. Three students-at-large shall be approved by the senate to serve on this Council
which will be appointed by the president and confirmed by a 2/3 vote of
senate.
d. The President of the Student Senate shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting
member.
e. The Chancellor or her/his designee shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting
member.
f. The chair of the Faculty Senate shall be invited to appoint two non-voting
members to this Council.
g. The chair of the Academic Staff Council shall be invited to appoint two nonvoting members of this Council.
3. Purposes
a. This council shall be accountable to the Student Senate. All of its actions shall
be reported to the Student Senate. The President of the Student Senate shall
report all of the final actions to the Chancellor.
b. The purposes of this Council shall be the structuring of Segregated Student
Fees, dispersing allocable fees within the guidelines of the UW-System, the
management of student fee reserves, and policy and procedures for its
operation.
4. Meetings
a. Regular meetings of this Council shall occur weekly from the submission of
student organization budgets to the final allocation report is approved or
amended by the Student Senate. At other times during the year, meetings of
this Council shall be held monthly.
b. Quorum shall consist of a majority of the voting members.
ARTICLE V: LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COUNCIL
1. The name of this Student Senate Council shall be the Legislative Affairs Council.
2. Members
a. The chair shall be the Legislative Affairs Director.
b. The President of Student Senate will serve as an ex-officio member.
c. The Chancellor or his/her designee will serve as an ex-officio member.
d. The Chair of the Faculty Senate is invited to appoint one ex-officio member to
this council.
f. Two students-at-large shall be approved by the senate to serve on this Council
which will be appointed by the president and confirmed by a majority vote of
senate.
g. Five senators shall serve on this committee.
3. Purposes
a. Organize all educational and legislative campaigns that the senate chooses to
participate in.
ARTICLE VI: DIVERSITY COUNCIL
1. The name of the Student Senate standing council shall be the Diversity Council.
2. Members
a. The chair shall be the Diversity Director of the Student Senate
b. The President of the Student Senate shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting
member of this council.
c. Up to five students-at-large shall be approved by the senate to serve on this
Council which will be appointed by the president and confirmed by a majority
vote of senate.
d. Up to five senators shall serve on this council.
3. Purpose
a. This council shall be accountable to the Student Senate. All actions shall be
communicated to the Student Senate.
b. This council may make recommendations to the Student Senate President in
regard to vacant positions on the Student Senate.
c. This council shall help the Multicultural Affairs Center to provide solutions to
diversity problems on campus.
d. This council will proved resources for people on diversity; the Diversity
Council will keep an ongoing file of information from all diversity
conferences and symposiums, as this provides more information and tools on
dealing with their issues to help with education.
e. This council will educate people on campus about multicultural affairs issues.
f. This council will provide a safe place and forum for the airing of problems or
issues that their underrepresented group may have.
g. This council will build coalitions with organizations, administration, and other
schools.
h. This council will keep relations up with the Multicultural Affairs Center and
other organizations by making monthly visits.
i. This council includes these purposed but is not limited to the list above.
4. Meetings
a. Regular meetings of this Council shall be held at least bi-monthly during the
academic school year and as needed during summer session.
b. The Chair or the Student Senate can call special meetings.
c. A quorum shall consist of half the voting members plus one. If there are only
half the voting members present, there can still be a discussion but no voting
can take place.
ARTICLE VII: QUORUM
1. Quorum shall be defined as the Chair and a majority of the voting members.
ARTICLE VIII: RULES OF PROCEDURE
1. Rules of Procedure shall be developed by March 1, 1995 to govern the operations of all
Councils and committees. They must be adopted by 2/3 of the membership of the
Council or committee and ratified by a majority of the Student Senate.
Amended- Fall 2007
University of Wisconsin – Superior Student Government Rules of Procedure
I. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections
a. Depending on which is earlier, nomination papers shall be available
second Monday of March at 8:00 am or the Monday following spring
break at 8:00 am
b. Nomination papers shall include the following information: the office
sought, dates of the election, conduits name, blanks for signatures of 100
students, the last four digits of those students’ identification numbers,
those students’ signatures, and the date on which they signed.
c. Nominations papers shall be due no later than 4:00 pm two weeks after
they are issued (spring break does not count) to the Rothwell Students
Center (hereafter RSC) Front Desk. The nomination papers shall be date
stamped and mark received. Candidates may request a receipt from the
RSC staff member who receives their papers. At 4:05 pm the Executive
Director of the USS shall receive nomination papers from the RSC Front
Desk and begin the validation process.
d. An official list of candidates for President and Vice-President must be
posted no later than 12:00 pm on the Thursday preceding elections.
e. President and Vice President shall be elected together on the same ballot.
The President and Vice Presidential candidates are required to collect 100
signatures together.
II. Senator Elections
a. Depending on which is earlier, nomination papers shall be available
second Monday of March at 8:00 am or the Monday following spring
break at 8:00 am
b. Nomination papers shall include the following information: the office
sought, dates of the election, conduits name, blanks for signatures of 35+
students, the last four digits of those student’s identification numbers,
those students’ signatures, and the date on which they signed.
c. Nominations papers shall be due no later than 4:00 pm two weeks after
they are issued (spring break does not count) to the RSC Front Desk. The
nomination papers shall be date stamped and mark received. Candidates
may request a receipt from the RSC staff member who receives their
papers. At 4:05 pm the Executive Director of the USS shall receive
nomination papers from the RSC Front Desk and begin the validation
process.
d. An official list of candidates for senator positions must be posted no later
than 12:00 pm on the Thursday preceding elections.
III. Running for Office as the Executive Director
1. If the Executive Director runs for office in the Spring Election which he or she
oversees, and the nomination of said individual is approved by the
Internal/External Affairs Council the President must appoint an interim Executive
Director to replace the previously appointed Executive Director from the time the
nomination packets are approved until the day on which the final grievance, if
any, pertaining to the Election is resolved.
2. The interim Executive Director shall be confirmed to the position with majority
approval of the Senate.
3. After the last day of the specified timeframe has expired, the permanent Executive
Director shall resume the powers and duties of his or her position until the
remainder of their constitutionally specified term.
IV. Ballots
Six separate ballots shall be developed, one for each of the following:
A. The Departments of Accounting; Finance and Economics;
Business Administration; and Elementary Education shall
include the names of candidates for the Department senator
positions, Presidency, Vice-Presidency, and senators at large.
B. The Departments Biology; Chemistry; Math and Computer
Science; and Human Performance and Health Promotion shall
include the names of candidates for the Department senator
positions, Presidency, Vice-Presidency, and senators at large.
C. The Departments of Communicating Arts; Music; Visual Arts;
and Language and Literature shall include the names of
candidates for the Department senator positions, Presidency,
Vice-Presidency, and senators at large.
D. The Departments of Politics, Law and Justice; Social Inquiry; and
Human Behavior and Diversity shall include the names of candidates for
the Department senator positions, Presidency, Vice-Presidency, and
senators at large.
E. The Department of Graduate Studies shall include the manes of
candidates for the Department senator position, Presidency,
Vice-Presidency, and senators at-large.
F. Undeclared majors shall include the names of candidates for
Senator at-large positions, Presidency, and Vice-Presidency.
b. Spaces will be provided for write-in candidates’ names for
department senator positions, at-large senator positions, President,
and Vice-President positions.
V. Write-in campaigns and Electoral Ties.
a.
b.
Students are welcome to run write-in campaigns pursuing
seats for which they qualify. Those write-in candidates that
are found to have violated the Fair Campaign Practices
Pledge may be denied victory by a 2/3 vote of the I/E
Council.
If an electoral tie should leave any seat in dispute, a runoff
election shall be held within one week of the conclusion of
the original election. The Executive Director shall generate a
ballot that contains the names of the tying candidates. Writein campaigns shall not be allowed during runoff elections.
Runoff elections shall only resolve contested seats and
cannot unseat any victor from the general election.
VI. Code of Conduct and Ethics
a. Upon becoming a member of the USS, all persons shall be required to
read and sign the following:
Code of Conduct and Ethics for the University of Wisconsin-Superior Student
Government
As a University of Wisconsin-Superior Student Government member:
*I will promote the general welfare of the student body at UWS. I will not practice any
discrimination or prejudice based on someone’s gender, race, sexual orientation,
ethnicity, age, or personal difference.
*I will not verbally, physically, or mentally abuse others during meetings, in the
governance offices, before the student constituency, and/or among organizations they are
associated with.
*I will not abuse the character or integrity of another during meetings, in the governance
offices, before the student constituency, and/or among organizations they are associated
with.
*I will not use my title for any personal gain, nor will I abuse my title and position or use
them in a manner that does not benefit my constituents.
*I will not use office supplies for personal use.
*I will do my best to show candidates and other members of the student government my
utmost respect, regardless of differences in opinion.
*I will behave in a professional manner while in the governance offices, resist raising my
voice above a normal speaking level, resist the use of profanity, and will always behave
in a professional manner.
*During Student Governance meetings, I will be prepared to discuss the issues that are
on the agenda to the best of my ability.
*I will attempt to attend all USS meeting unless excused for illness or personal
emergency.
*I will be open to suggestions, requests, and complaints from the student body.
*I will solicit student input and involve students at-large in the development and
implementation of policy at UWS.
*I will carry out all official duties with full honesty and forthrightness.
*I will attend the training provided for student government members at the
beginning of my term. I may only be excused from this training through illness or
an urgent personal emergency that precludes my attendance.
I ____________________ have read and understand the Code of Conduct and Ethics for
the University of Wisconsin-Superior Student Government and I will do my utmost to
comply with them in full.
Signature ____________________ Date __________
VII. Academic Affairs Council
A. The Council will act on matters regarding academic issues.
1. All matters pertaining to academic issues will be referred to the
Academic Affairs Council.
2. Once the matters are referred to the Academic Affairs Council, they
will appear on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting of
the Academic Affairs Council and the Council will recommend action
on the matter to the USS.
B. The Council will monitor all university committees dealing with academic
issues.
1. The chair of the Academic Affairs Council will contact all the chairs
of those university committees dealing with academic issues and
request that minutes be sent to him/her so that he/she can monitor
those committees.
2. If any action taken by a university committee is against student
interest, the chair will refer it to the Council by placing it on the
agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Academic
Affairs Council.
3. The chair will be in touch with students on university committees
dealing with academic issues. The chair should request a student
member be present if the council is discussing the actions of the
university committee on which the student serves.
4. The chair will maintain a list of university committees dealing with
academic issues and the members on each committee.
C. Diversity Council
A. The Council will act on matters regarding to issues of diversity.
1. All matters pertaining to issues of diversity will be referred to the
Diversity Council.
2. Once the matters are referred to the Diversity Council, they will appear
on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Diversity Council and the Council will recommend action on the
matter to the USS.
B. The Council will communicate with and collaborate with university
committees, student organizations, and other bodies pertaining to the diversity
of the student body.
1. The chair of the Diversity Council will contact all the chairs and
leaders of the committees, organizations, and other bodies pertaining
to diversity and request minutes from meetings.
2. The Council shall use these minutes to monitor and maintain
familiarity with these bodies. An archive shall be established and
maintained from these records.
3. The Chair shall communicate with the members of the such bodies and
request that a member or members of such bodies be present at
Council meetings when the agenda contains business relating to their
body.
VIII. Internal/External Affairs Council
A. The Council will act on all matters not specifically addressed by other USS
Councils or Committees.
B. The Council will oversee the recognition of all student organizations at UW-S.
The council will then give its recommendation to the USS for final approval of
each organization.
C. The Council will guide the Executive Director in regulating all student
organizations and shall act on grievances regarding student organizations.
D. The Council will guide the Executive Director in monitoring the USS budget.
E. The Council will guide the Executive Director in governing elections.
F. The Council may review any decision made by the Executive Director. If
necessary, the Council may overturn any decision made by the Executive
Director.
IX. Internal/ External Affairs Council-Organizational Renewal Deadline
A. The chair shall send out a letter to all organizations reminding them of the
renewal deadline at the end of each academic year and the second Monday
in September.
B. An organization submitting an application for renewal shall do so no later
than 4:00 pm on the first Monday in October.
C. An organization submitting an application must include the following:
1. a letter of intent to organize,
2. a copy of the organizations current constitution,
3. a list of current officers, council members, or other representatives as
proscribed by their constitution, and
4. a signed letter from a faculty/staff member indicating willingness to act
as an advisor to their organization.
X. Segregated University Fee Allocation Council (SUFAC)
A. Ethics
1. Members of SUFAC shall excuse themselves from voting on budget
allocations which directly affect an organization of which they are a
member or officer.
2. Members of the USS shall excuse themselves from voting on
allocations to the Student Senate. If a tie exists between ayes and nays
of voting student members, the chair shall cast the tie-breaking vote.
3. The USS may adjust all allocations made by SUFAC with the
exception of the USS allocations, which can be accepted as reported or
referred back to SUFAC with specific comments. SUFAC may
reconsider or reaffirm its position. If SUFAC reaffirms its position by
a 2/3 vote, the USS shall be forced to accept its report or appeal to the
Chancellor. Members of the USS shall excuse themselves from
making amendments to allocations and voting on budgets which
directly affect an organization of which they are a member or officer.
4. Members of SUFAC shall ensure viewpoint neutrality in all decisions
as outlined in the Board of Regents of Univ. of Wis. System V
Southworth case.
5. Members of SUFAC will not discriminate against any student
organization due to race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion.
B. Submissions
1. Submissions to SUFAC shall be due no later than the close of business
hours of the RSC Front Desk 40 days after the official start of the fall
semester.
2. Extensions may be granted at the discretion of the SUFAC chair or the
USS president when extenuating circumstances exist.
3. If the SUFAC chair and the USS president do not grant an extension,
any organization which turns their budget in late will be limited to
receiving no more than $500.00 in emergency funding with no limit on
the minimum they can receive.
4. Any organization that is guaranteed a certain amount of money (in
accordance with Board of Regents Policy), with exception to the third
year-cycle, will be limited to receiving the amount they have been
guaranteed. If the organization is on their third-year-cycle, section IX,
paragraph B, subsection 3 shall apply.
5. Budgets shall be submitted with specific line items.
6. Requests for operating and capital budgets shall be submitted at the
same time.
7. All budget submissions shall be submitted in electronic format using
the budget request form.
8. Student organization cost centers shall be swept of all unused SUFAC
money at the end of each fiscal year by the UW-Superior business
office at the instruction of the SUFAC Director and be placed into
allocable funding for the following year.
9. Fundraising money will be exempt from the fiscal year end sweep.
10. Fundraising balances will not be taken into account when allocating
yearly SUFAC budgets.
C. Presentations
1. Presentations shall be conducted within two weeks of budget
submissions.
2. All presentations must be given within 7 days of the 1st presentation.
3. An organization requesting less than $3,000 shall be allowed 10
minutes to present its budget to the SUFAC.
4. An organization requesting between $3,000 and $10,000 shall be
allowed 15 minutes to present its budget to the SUFAC.
5. An organization requesting more than $10,000 shall be allowed 20
minutes to present its budget to the SUFAC.
6. Three year rotational budget managers requesting an increase of at or
below the UW-System recommended rate for an inflationary increase
shall be given 15 minutes to present their budget request to SUFAC.
7. Three year rotational budget managers requesting an increase of above
the UW-System recommended rate for an inflationary increase shall be
given 20 minutes to present their budget request to SUFAC.
D. Appeals
1. If a student organization is not satisfied with the amount of money
allocated to them by SUFAC, they have the right to appeal.
2. SUFAC will notify student organizations of appeals times and
designate an appropriate amount of time to hear all appeals.
3. Organizations will be given the opportunity to appeal to the SUFAC
before the SUFAC submits their final recommendation to USS>
4. A student organization may also appeal to USS at the meeting in
which the budget is being proposed to USS by the SUFAC chair.
5. The student organization may finally appeal to the Chancellor. If the
Chancellor denies their appeal, the budget becomes final.
E. Emergency/Contingency Allocations
1. Each year the SUFAC will be allocated no more than $5,000 for the
student activity reserve for emergency/contingency allocations. In
situations where there is a surplus in funding, monies may be added to
the emergency fund by a majority vote of the SUFAC.
2. Emergency/contingency allocations shall be distributed on a first
come-first-serve basis after a written request has been submitted.
3. New student organizations will be limited to a maximum of $500 with
no limit on the minimum they may receive.
4. New student organizations may receive more than the maximum
allotment of $500 in the case of documented health and safety needs.
E. Emergency/Contingency Allocations(Replaces current section E July/1/2008)
1. Each year the SUFAC will be allocated no more than $5,000 for the
Unallocated Reserve account for emergency/contingency allocations.
In situations where there is a surplus in funding, monies may be added
to the Unallocated Reserve account by a majority vote of the SUFAC.
2. Emergency/contingency allocations shall be distributed on a first
come-first-serve basis after a written or electronic request has been
submitted. However, student organizations and three year rotational
budgets shall be limited to two (2) requests per fiscal year.
3. New student organizations, existing student organizations who fail to
meet the renewal deadline, or existing organizations who failed to turn
in their SUFAC budgets before the deadline will be limited to a
maximum of $500 with no limit on the minimum they may receive in
that fiscal year. Existing student organizations are limited to a
maximum of $2,500 per fiscal year in monies from the Unallocated
Reserve account.
4. New student organizations may receive more than the maximum
allotment of $500 in the case of documented health and safety needs.
F. UWS Student Relief Fund
1. Monies within the student relief fund are to be administered by the
SUFAC. Applications from those requesting money from the fund
shall be handled by the Campus Life & Leadership Office, who will
present those requests to the SUFAC.
2. The SUFAC shall allocate no more than $500.00 from the student
relief fund per request. A student is only able to request monies from
this fund two (2) times during their enrollment at UW-Superior, and
the requests must be at least six (6) months apart from one another.
3. The SUFAC will meet within seven (7) days from the submission date
to consider the request, and applicants will be notified of decisions
electronically within twenty-four (24) hours of the decision being
reached.
4. In situations where the above timeframe is too elongated for the
purposes of meeting the need, the SUFAC Director can approve or
disapprove of the request and submit both the recommendation and the
original request electronically to the committee. If one member of the
SUFAC objects to the recommendation, he or she must transmit that
objection electronically to the SUFAC Director within two (2) days of
the recommendation being provided to SUFAC. The funding request
will then be considered by the SUFAC, within the normal timeframe, at
its next meeting.
5. Notification of the SUFAC’s decision must be submitted to the
Business Office within twenty-four (24) hours by the SUFAC Director.
6. SUFAC must not allocate any student segregated fee monies into the
student relief fund’s account. The account may only be replenished
with private monies specifically authorized to be deposited into the
student relief fund’s account.
G. Duties of the Chair
1. Act as chair of the council meetings and formulate and agenda at least
24 hours in advance of meetings.
2. If no Vice-Chair had been appointed, the Chair shall also ensure the
minutes are typed before the next SUFAC meeting.
3. The Chair shall send out an email to all Organizations reminding them
of the SUFAC deadlines at the end of each academic year. An email
of the same effect will also be sent out within the first two weeks of
the new academic school year.
4. In regards to budget presentations, the chair shall develop a schedule
of presentations following the requirements set up by the Rules of
Procedure and send this email to all affected organizations and their
advisors no later than one week after the SUFAC budget submission
deadline.
5. The chair shall distribute the Rules of Procedure, F-20 and any
relevant material for student representatives or the SUFAC to function
effectively. This information will be distributed at or before the first
SUFAC meeting. The chair will also be responsible for distributing
other relevant material including, but not limited to, submitted
budgets, the schedule of budget presentations, and the agenda for the
weekly meetings.
6. The chair shall hold a SUFAC meeting each week unless
circumstances do not require a meeting to be held.
7. The chair shall be responsible for holding SUFAC meetings in a
timely fashion so that the budget process is done by the third week in
February (this may mean having more than one council meeting per
week). The SUFAC decisions will then be forwarded to the USS for
final approval.
8. Once the budgets have been approved by the USS, the Chair and the
USS President shall be responsible for presenting the budgets to the
Chancellor for approval.
H. The Vice-SUFAC Director, with the approval of the SUFAC Director, or the
SUFAC Director acting alone, may approve or deny a request for budget
reallocation. The reallocation includes approving any requests from the
organization as well as changing requests of the requesting organization. The
SUFAC Director must notify all members of SUFAC of any such reallocation.
A written objection from any of the members of SUFAC will automatically
place the budget reallocation on the agenda of the next SUFAC meeting at the
top of Old Business. The written statement must be received by the SUFAC
Director no later than three (3) school days after notification of the
reallocation. Any reallocation which has objections from a member of
SUFAC is not finalized until SUFAC has considered the reallocation.
A two-thirds vote is necessary in order to reverse a reallocation done by either
the SUFAC Director or Vice Director.
XI. Legislative Affairs Council
A. The Council will act on matters regarding legislative issues.
1. All matters pertaining to legislative issues will be referred to the
Legislative Affairs Council.
2. Once the matters are referred to the Legislative Affairs Council, they
will appear on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Legislative Affairs Council and the Council will recommend action on the
matter to the USS.
B. The Council will monitor all university committees dealing with legislative
issues.
1. The chair of the Legislative Affairs Council will contact all the chairs of
those university committees dealing with Legislative issues and request
that minutes be sent to him/her so that he/she can monitor those
committees.
2. If any action taken by a university committee is against student interest,
the chair will refer it to the Council by placing it on the agenda for the
next regularly scheduled meeting of the Legislative Affairs Council.
3. The chair will be in touch with students on university committees
dealing with legislative issues. The chair should request a student member
be present if the
council is discussing the actions of the university committee on which the
student serves.
4. The chair will maintain a list of university committees dealing with
legislative issues and the members on each committee.
C. A member of the Legislative Affairs Council shall act as Common Council
Liaison.
1. The Common Council Liaison shall:
a. Attend the Common Council’s monthly meetings and advocate
for student’s rights with the intention of keeping the USS informed
as to what the Common Council is doing that will affect students at
UWS,
b. Maintain contact with the Common Council Representative for
the university’s district, and
c. Report to the USS and work under the direction of the
Legislative Affairs Director.
XII. Agenda Items
A. The President may place any item on the agenda under New Business; it must
appear in his/her report or be an urgent item.
B. Resolutions to appear on the agenda under Old or New Business shall be
passed by a council, bear the signatures of two senators (a sponsor and cosponsor), or be a Minority Report of a defeated council resolution bearing the
signatures of at least two members of that council.
C. Names of individuals need not appear on the agenda in order for a
nomination/appointment to be valid. Nominations by the President do not require
a second. The USS can only approve or defeat a nomination/appointment; they
cannot nominate/appoint without the express permission of the president.
XIII. Agenda
A. Agendas for regularly scheduled meetings of the Student Senate shall be
formatted as follows:
Agenda
Date
Location
Call to order
Roll call
President
Vice-President
Executive Director
SUFAC Director
Legislative Affairs Director
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Senators (in alphabetical order)
Approval of agenda
Approval of minutes
Old Business
Reports
President
Vice-President
Executive Director
SUFAC Director
Legislative Affairs Director
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Senators
Chancellor
New Business
Announcements
Adjournment
B. The agenda for special meetings shall be formatted in the same manner with
the exception of approval of minutes and reports not germane to the action
item(s).
XIV. Legislation Encoding
A. Legislation shall be encoded in a uniform manner to ensure continuity and to
maintain accessible records.
B. Legislation appearing on the agenda shall be labeled with an abbreviation
which designates its origin (PR for President, VP for Vice-President, SF for
SUFAC,
IE for Internal/External Affairs Council, AA for Academic Affairs Council, LA
for Legislative Affairs Council, SS for Student Senate, and DV for Diversity
Council). Next, it shall include the month and year (mm/yy) and the number
representing which piece of legislation it is (i.e. PR 0400-01). Minority reports
shall have “.min” on the end of the code ( i.e. IE 0400-05.min).
XV. Presidential Veto
A. The President of the USS shall have the authority to veto any new legislation
passed by the USS.
B. The President must place the veto on the agenda for the next regularly
scheduled USS meeting unless a special meeting is called to deal with the issue.
C. A motion to take the veto off the table is required under Old Business. A 2/3
vote of the currently seated USS members is required to override the veto. If no
motion to remove the veto from the table is made, the veto is sustained.
D. Once the veto power is established, it can only be removed by a unanimous
vote of a full senate.
XVI. Removal of Elected Members of the USS
A. Each member of the USS has duties and responsibilities outlined in the USS
Constitution and By-Laws. If an elected member of the USS is not fulfilling
his/her obligations, he/she should resign his/her position.
B. Any member not fulfilling his/her duties should be removed from office is
he/she does not resign. The President, Vice-President, or any elected member of
the USS may bring Articles of Impeachment to the USS for nonfeasance.
C. The Articles of Impeachment must include the specific duty or duties the
individual did not comply with and a rational explanation why it constitutes
nonfeasance.
D. The individual for whom the Articles of Impeachment have been developed
must be informed seven calendar days in advance that the USS will be addressing
the Articles of Impeachment at a regularly scheduled or special meeting.
E. The Internal/External Affairs Council shall conduct an investigation into the
Articles of Impeachment. They shall interview the individual in question and
develop a recommendation to the USS no less that three calendar days before the
USS meeting at which the Articles of Impeachment will be addressed.
F. The Internal/External Affairs Council shall inform the individual for whom the
Articles of Impeachment have been developed of all accusations against him/her
and of his/her constitutional rights.